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祖
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ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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originator; pioneer; inventor; founder
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Orig. meaning
grandfather
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親 only
parent; parents; mother and father
Examples
アナは、親が知らないうちに結婚した。
Anna married without the knowledge of her parents.
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親 only; Card games; Mahjong
dealer; banker
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founder; inventor
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親 only
(pet) owner
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親 only; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
key; parent (organization); main
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ancestor; forefather
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grandfather
Examples
我々は祖父の名前を息子に名付けた。
We named my son after my grandfather.
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おおじ only
old man
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おおじ only
kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
Examples
この記念碑は祖国に命を捧げた兵士を祭っている。
This monument is dedicated to the soldiers who gave their lives to their country.
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grandparents
Examples
サラは祖父母が昔話をくどくどとしゃべるのを聞くとうんざりする。
Sarah gets very bored listening to her grandparents rambling on about old times.
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ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities
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ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
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exposition (propagation) of one's master's teachings or doctrines
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to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors